Upload or link to the work or works of visual culture that you discuss below.
Materiality and Production
Describe/document what the work is and how it was made. Discuss any special skills required to make the work.
Presentation and Market Value
Describe how the work has been / is being presented and any information you can find about its (and /or its creator's) popular / critical reception and "monetization" Consider whether there is any relation between market value and production skills.
Visual Grammar
Using concepts and terms from Kress, briefly describe its visual grammar with particular emphasis on the notion of modality.
Theory / Meaning
Given the information above, describe what you think is the "meaning" of the work and develop a theoretical position which justifies that interpretation. Your theory should address the question of whether the work counts as an example of "Art" and whether there is any reason to retain the notion of "Art" other than as a culturally constructed, anthropological category. Feel free to link from here to any other pages you have created in the wiki.
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The Work(s)
Upload or link to the work or works of visual culture that you discuss below.
Materiality and Production
Describe/document what the work is and how it was made. Discuss any special skills required to make the work.
Presentation and Market Value
Describe how the work has been / is being presented and any information you can find about its (and /or its creator's) popular / critical reception and "monetization" Consider whether there is any relation between market value and production skills.Visual Grammar
Using concepts and terms from Kress, briefly describe its visual grammar with particular emphasis on the notion of modality.Theory / Meaning
Given the information above, describe what you think is the "meaning" of the work and develop a theoretical position which justifies that interpretation. Your theory should address the question of whether the work counts as an example of "Art" and whether there is any reason to retain the notion of "Art" other than as a culturally constructed, anthropological category. Feel free to link from here to any other pages you have created in the wiki.